Jack Hinchy: Brighton loan midfielder to League One club Shrewsbury Town
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Jack Hinchy (right) was part of the Seagulls' squad for Brighton's Europa League win over Marseille in December
Shrewsbury Town have made their first January window signing by clinching the deadline-day arrival of midfielder Jack Hinchy on loan from Premier League club Brighton.
The 21-year-old has moved to Shropshire for the rest of the season to become Paul Hurst's first signing since re-joining the League One club.
Hinchy joined Brighton from then non-league Stockport in September 2021.
He made his first-team debut in the EFL Cup last season against Forest Green.
Hinchy also came off the bench in the Seagulls' FA Cup third-round win at Stoke in January.
"This is a great opportunity for Jack to be involved regularly in a senior first-team environment," said Brighton technical director David Weir.
"As our under-21s captain he's been really important in the team that reached the quarter-finals of the EFL Trophy. Now it's about taking that next step on his development pathway."
Shrewsbury, 15th in League One and six points clear of trouble, play their next game on Saturday at home to Cambridge United, who are a place below them.
Town, the joint lowest scorers in the EFL, also made an attempt to sign young Wolves striker Nathan Fraser earlier in the window, prior to the sacking of head coach Matt Taylor.
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